Tasting Room Associate

Job Description

Job Description

Location : Alameda, California

Position : Part-time / weekends

Join our team of enthusiastic educators and hosts at our Alameda, California distillery tasting room Conduct distillery tours and tastings and lead private tours for the trade. A minimum of two years' previous service experience is required, and applicants must be 21+. This is a part-time role with associated California-required benefits. Hourly pay starts at $23 / hour, plus tips.

ABOUT ST. GEORGE SPIRITS

Proudly independent. Passionate about innovation. Committed to craft. St. George Spirits has been at the vanguard of the American craft spirits movement since we were founded in 1982. Distiller-owned and -operated since our inception, we produce a diverse portfolio of world-class spirits that includes single malt whiskey, absinthe, and several gins, vodkas, brandies, and liqueurs.

Position Summary

This position’s regularly scheduled shifts will operate primarily from Friday to Sunday. There may be the opportunity to work other shifts for private tours and events on other days of the week, as scheduled (up to 30 hours per week).

Under supervision of the Tasting Room Manager, the Tasting Room Associate is responsible for assisting with the smooth and efficient operation of the tasting room in accordance with all necessary compliance requirements inclusive of federal, state, and all internal operations requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following :

• Comply with all local, state, and federal regulations, including ABC regulations
• Demonstrated ability to perform all duties required of a Tasting Room Associate, such as delivering informational and educational content presentations across multiple experiences
• General familiarity with St. George Spirits portfolio of products
• Demonstrated ability to lead distillery tours for public, private, and industry groups
• Handle appropriate opening and closing procedures for the tasting room (including ensuring that the building is secure, alarm is set, and gate is locked)
• General cleaning duties including but not limited to glassware, bartops, floors, bathrooms, etc.
• Assist with the front desk and / or bottle shop during both off-peak and peak traffic periods (e.g., greet guests in a warm fashion, check in guests, manage reservations, sell merchandise and spirits)
• Assist with tasting room communications in a professional manner
• Assist with bottle management tasks (e.g., open and stock bottles behind the bar, sanitize / dry / put away pour spouts)
• Maintain appropriate stock of cleaning supplies for the tasting room
• Maintain clean supply of towels for the tasting room (washing and drying as needing)
• Assist with bottle and merchandise inventory
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

St. George Spirits, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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